Pension Fund

Blackstone fund commitment marks pivot for CPP Investments

Canadian pension fund’s €500m commitment suggests shift in fund investment strategy.

Blackstone and Brookfield are no longer the default option

The ‘big two’ remain private real estate’s biggest fundraisers, but evidence points to other firms getting more investor attention these days.

USS buys £405m UK housing portfolio from Blackstone

The UK private pension fund has acquired 3,000 homes in the country’s largest-ever deal for shared ownership housing.

NPS reduces number of commitments to real estate funds

With only a 7.4% increase, the investor also recorded a slower climb in real estate commitment compared with prior years.

DOWNLOAD: Investor allocations in H1 2024 fell short of projections

However, the average allocation to private real estate across all institutions rose from 6.9% in H1 2022 to 8% in H1 2024.

Legal & General appoints Toby Creamer as head of European transactions

He arrives in the newly created role from a nine-year stint at CBRE Investment Management.

CalSTRS’ carbon tracking highlights decarbonization challenges 

CalSTRS’s emissions tracking highlights the difficulties of decarbonization

Henderson Park eyes $1bn US capital haul following deals and appointments

The London-based firm is expanding in North America with an opportunity fund backed by the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System.

Is CalSTRS’ net-zero progress a glass half-empty or half-full?

The pension plan is now measuring the emissions of half of its property portfolio. Whether that is a positive or negative is a perspective call.

UK LGPS commitments signal ‘turning point’ for affordable housing

Local government pension schemes committed an aggregate £275m across two affordable housing funds last week.